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The role of CMR in the diagnosis of systemic vasculitis: a case study
2009
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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The use of ICDs in this large patient population is still limited by high costs and possible adverse events including inappropriate discharges and progression of heart failure. ...
Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2009, 11(Suppl 1):O1 Introduction: Prophylactic implantation of a cardioverter/ defibrillator (ICD) has been shown to reduce mortality in patients with chronic ...
Conclusion: We presented a robust, accurate and efficient method for the fully automatic delineation of the myocardium contours in LA + SA cine CMR images, which can be used for accurate LV functional ...
doi:10.1186/1532-429x-11-s1-t8
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A SYSTEMATIC SURVEY ON DIFFERENT MODELING METHODS TO MANAGE WAITING TIME IN AMBULATORY PATIENT SERVICES
2019
International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology
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The first step towards betterment in health services is to reduce the Outdoor patients' waiting time. This will improve the level of Patient satisfaction as well as overall efficiency of the system. ...
The goal is to provide relevant information to the Healthcare analysts engaged in enhancement of hospital efficiency through an appropriate OR model However, there is scope of further research in hospital ...
That's essentially true for an outpatient department in a large hospital as it handles very large volume of patients with a diverse case mix. ...
doi:10.33564/ijeast.2019.v04i01.003
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Vasoplegic syndrome after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery – associated factors and clinical outcomes: a nested case-control study
2007
Critical Care
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The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of hydrogen sulfide supplementation on cardiac function during reperfusion in a clinically relevant experimental model of cardiopulmonary bypass ...
The aim of the current study was to test potential cytoprotective and anti-inflammatory effects of the novel biological mediator hydrogen sulfide in murine models. ...
Minimising the delayed restoration of these rhythms may have patient benefits. ...
doi:10.1186/cc5414
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The potential of alternatives to face-to-face consultation in general practice, and the impact on different patient groups: a mixed-methods case study
2018
Health Services and Delivery Research
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The case study approach provides an in-depth examination of a small number of sites, each using alternatives in different ways. ...
these alternatives; recruit eight general practices as case studies for focused ethnographic research, exploring how practice context, patient characteristics, type of technology and the purpose of the ...
The findings of the review fed directly into a case study guide used to support the ethnographers, in relation to the scope of data collection, in conducting the focused ethnography. ...
doi:10.3310/hsdr06200
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Autonomous mobile robots in sterile instrument logistics: an evaluation of the material handling system for a strategic fit framework
2021
Production planning & control (Print)
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This study uses a multiple case study to map sterile instrument logistics and evaluate the transportation performance of material handling systems in terms of flexibility, productivity, quality/service ...
The logistics activities of sterile instruments are both labour-and cost-intensive. ...
Jan Ola Strandhagen is a Full Professor of Production Management in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at NTNU, Norway. He holds a PhD in Manufacturing Logistics. ...
doi:10.1080/09537287.2021.1884914
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Patient-centered yes/no prognosis using learning machines
2008
International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics
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We compare the results from learning machines to those obtained by a published logistic regression and discuss similarities and differences. ...
We discuss differences in the use of machine learning in the biomedical community and the computer sciences. We propose methods for comparing machines on a sound statistical basis. ...
It includes the following neurology departments and responsible study investigators ( The authors would like to acknowledge the many helpful suggestions of the anonymous reviewers which lead to a substantial ...
doi:10.1504/ijdmb.2008.022149
pmid:19216340
pmcid:PMC2754835
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Management of post-acute COVID-19 patients in geriatric rehabilitation: EuGMS guidance
2021
European Geriatric Medicine
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Purpose To describe a guidance on the management of post-acute COVID 19 patients in geriatric rehabilitation. ...
Conclusion Providing tailored geriatric rehabilitation treatment to post-acute COVID-19 patients is a challenge for which the guidance is designed to provide support. ...
Furthermore, we like to thank the members of the EuGMS Special Interest Group (SIG) on Geriatric Rehabilitation and coordinators of the EU-COGER study for giving their comments on the guidance. ...
doi:10.1007/s41999-021-00575-4
pmid:34800286
pmcid:PMC8605452
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Effective Optimisation of the Patient Circuits of an Oncology Day Hospital: Mathematical Programming Models and Case Study
2021
Mathematics
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To do this, we propose a deterministic mathematical programming model in such a way that we minimise the duration of the waiting room stays of the total set of patients and taking into account the restrictions ...
The models are complemented by a tool that solves the problem of assigning nurses to patients. ...
The author develops a Markov decision process model to capture the patient admission decision process in the general outpatient clinic. ...
doi:10.3390/math10010062
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What is a 'generic' hospital model?—a comparison of 'generic' and 'specific' hospital models of emergency patient flows
2009
Health Care Management Science
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To learn lessons about the design, validation and implementation of models of flows of emergency patients through acute hospitals First the survey and some key papers lead to a proposed 'spectrum of genericity ...
Secondly modelling work on the flow of emergency patient flows through and between A&E, Bed Management, Surgery, Intensive Care and Diagnostics is then reviewed. ...
They developed generic patient flows, required resources (staffing) and process times for each A&E process. The impact of diagnostics and bed management was modelled. ...
doi:10.1007/s10729-009-9108-9
pmid:20058527
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Making Words Count with Computerised Identification of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients
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2021
medRxiv
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Methods: To improve the accuracy of the HCM patient list in a single hospital, we developed a rule-based information extraction natural language processing (NLP) framework. ...
Conclusion: This novel NLP framework generated a hospital-wide record of patients with HCM and defined various cohorts, including the small set of HCM patients lacking current cardiology input. ...
This work uses data provided by patients and collected by the NHS as part of their care and support. ...
doi:10.1101/2021.04.13.21255353
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Effective board governance of safe care: a (theoretically underpinned) cross-sectioned examination of the breadth and depth of relationships through national quantitative surveys and in-depth qualitative case studies
2016
Health Services and Delivery Research
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: (1) a narrative systematic review in order to describe, interpret and synthesise key findings and debates concerning board oversight of patient safety; (2) in-depth mixed-methods case studies in four ...
study aimed to generate theoretically grounded empirical evidence on the associations between board governance, patient safety processes and patient-centred outcomes. ...
to select the case studies. ...
doi:10.3310/hsdr04040
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Evaluation of molecular techniques in prediction and diagnosis of cytomegalovirus disease in immunocompromised patients
2006
Health Technology Assessment
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Non-UK purchasers will have to pay a small fee for post and packing. For European countries the cost is £2 per monograph and for the rest of the world £3 per monograph. ...
Additionally the HTA website allows you either to pay securely by credit card or to print out your order and then post or fax it. ...
For HIV patients, recruitment was at a regular outpatient visit. The objectives of the study were explained to the patient and written consent was obtained. ...
doi:10.3310/hta10100
pmid:16595079
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The Patient Medical Record as a Database
1974
Computer journal
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The patient medical record, viewed as a life-time's accumulation of health care information, presents interesting problems in database design. ...
The requirement may be a database where structure is partially controlled by users at terminals. Volume 17 Number 4 ...
The storage of medical records containing information of both disciplined and unrestricted nature. 2. The handling of data flow around the hospital. 3. ...
doi:10.1093/comjnl/17.4.295
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Identifying perinatal depression with case-finding instruments: a mixed-methods study (BaBY PaNDA – Born and Bred in Yorkshire PeriNatal Depression Diagnostic Accuracy)
2018
Health Services and Delivery Research
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The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening/case-finding for perinatal depression needs to be tested in a randomised controlled trial. ...
The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening/case-finding strategies was not assessed as part of a randomised controlled trial. ...
The study findings will be published in a research report and in articles for health professionals. We will also send you a summary of the study findings at the end of BABY PaNDA. ...
doi:10.3310/hsdr06060
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Improving patient safety through the involvement of patients: development and evaluation of novel interventions to engage patients in preventing patient safety incidents and protecting them against unintended harm
2016
Programme Grants for Applied Research
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BackgroundEstimates suggest that, in NHS hospitals, incidents causing harm to patients occur in 10% of admissions, with costs to the NHS of > £2B. ...
However, although the role and effectiveness of patient involvement in safety initiatives is unclear, previous work has identified a general willingness among patients to contribute to initiatives to improve ...
We used the QIF, 371 combined with a categorisation of potential impact areas, 373 to analyse qualitative research findings for the start of our action research process. ...
doi:10.3310/pgfar04150
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